Whether increasing life expectancy leads to better health remains still controversial. Three topics are explored: (1) vanguard groups which inform about possible levels of health if the general social and environmental conditions were to approach those of the vanguard group; (2) the social and behavioral determinants of health differentiated into proximal and distal factors; (3) vulnerable groups such as migrants and the health differences between migrant groups. Newly available population-based data as well as new study designs and advanced stati¬stical modelling form the basis for the empirical analyses.

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Doblhammer is a Professor of Empirical Methods in Social Science and Demography, Executive Director of the Rostock Center for the Study of Demographic Change, University of Rostock and Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany.

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